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Aphex Twin

1971 - Today

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Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born British musician, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. Journalists from publications including Mixmag, The New York Times, NME, Fact, Clash and The Guardian have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music.Raised in Cornwall, James began DJing at free parties and clubs in the area and around the South West in the late 1980s. His debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aphex Twin has received more than 5,362,078 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Aphex Twin is the 1,040th most popular musician (up from 1,075th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 173rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Irish Musician.

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  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Aphex Twin ranks 1,040 out of 2,662Before him are Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, Alex Van Halen, Charlie Mariano, Mike Bloomfield, Patti Scialfa, and Julius Klengel. After him are Eric Ericson, Buddy Bolden, Jimmy Bain, Tony Williams, Billy Cox, and D'arcy Wretzky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Aphex Twin ranks 105Before him are Jon Hamm, Roberto de Assis Moreira, Antonios Nikopolidis, Luca Badoer, Luke Wilson, and Will Yun Lee. After him are Ola Rapace, Michael Adams, Howard Webb, Francis Lawrence, Bridget Moynahan, and Leslie Grossman.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Aphex Twin ranks 153 out of 501Before him are George Browne (1698), George Allman (1812), George Abraham Grierson (1851), Catald (700), Mary Harris Jones (1837), and Shelley McNamara (1952). After him are Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785), William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620), Michael William Balfe (1808), Hugh O'Flaherty (1898), Adomnán (624), and Tom Moore (1883).

Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Aphex Twin ranks 7Before him are Bono (1960), Rory Gallagher (1948), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), Paddy Moloney (1938), and Sally Oldfield (1947). After him are Ronnie Drew (1934), Moya Brennan (1952), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Louis Walsh (1952), Sharon Corr (1970), and Brian Downey (1951).

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